Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, The Independent reported on Tuesday, citing Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the Saudi King Abdullah has clamped down on all forms of political dissent
An Egyptian court on Monday rejected a plea for bail by jailed Al Jazeera journalists, who denied links with the Muslim Brotherhood in a trial that has sparked international condemnation, AFP reports. The journalists, who have spent nearly 100 days in jail since their arrest, are charged with spreading false news and supporting the
Obama is either unaware of or purposely ignoring basic facts that affect the resolution of Israel's conflict with the PLO. President Obama’s interview with Jeffrey Goldberg on March 2 exposed the President as a leader lacking in understanding and vision - and bound to a 20 years old negotiating process that has proved an abject
Middle-Eastern countries have a tendency to hold a grudge against Israel, whether over Israel winning the 1967 war or daring to establish independence in 1948. But, as of earlier this month, an Egyptian columnist has called for Israel to pay Cairo reparations - and this time, it's Biblical. "We want compensation for the
This is not a Purim article, unfortunately. The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs claims that it is in the business of “Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans • Interpreting North America for the Middle East”. Unfortunately the only place in the Middle East that the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
The underlying problem isn’t between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs – It’s between Islamists and everyone else. “I’m ready to accept their existence in their country; why don’t they accept me?” asked Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, addressing a German television audience last month. Although Netanyahu’s rhetorical question was in reference to the Palestinian
Leaving mosque service, Muslims kill Christians: Common pattern in Egypt Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) may be officially and legally designated a terrorist organization and lawfully hunted down, but as of yet the MB is busy with business as usual in Cairo. Egypt’s national newspaper, Al Fagar, reported the most recent incident of MB hoodlums
Iran has accused US President Barack Obama of being "two-faced," after he failed to raise the issue of human rights breaches with Saudi Arabia during his visit there last Friday. Obama promised Saudi King Abdullah that he would not accept a "bad deal" on Iran's nuclear program in the visit. Iranian General and political
At least six people have been killed and dozens more wounded in Turkey during clashes between rival village leaders, also known as muhtars, as local elections get underway Sunday. The poll is seen as a test of Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan's weakening grip on power, as corruption scandals and accusations of authoritarianism rock
A single shot from a British marksman’s rifle killed a suicide bomber in Afghanistan and five of his fellow terrorists, as they were about to launch a bloody attack, The New York Post reports, based on the British Telegraph. According to the report, the British sniper, who was firing from an amazing 930 yards
